. The romance of King Arthur and his knights of the Round table. ild,and his name is Sir Ector, and he is a lord of fair livelihoodin many parts in England and Wales; and this lord. SirEctor, let him be sent for, for to come and speak with you,and desire him yourself, as he loveth you, that he will puthis own child to nourishing to another woman, and thathis wife nourish yours. And when the child is born let itbe delivered to me at yonder privy postern unchristened.So like as Merlin devised it was done. And when SirEctor was come he made fiaunce to the king for to nourishthe child like as the
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. The romance of King Arthur and his knights of the Round table. ild, and his name is Sir Ector, and he is a lord of fair livelihoodin many parts in England and Wales; and this lord. SirEctor, let him be sent for, for to come and speak with you, and desire him yourself, as he loveth you, that he will puthis own child to nourishing to another woman, and thathis wife nourish yours. And when the child is born let itbe delivered to me at yonder privy postern unchristened.So like as Merlin devised it was done. And when SirEctor was come he made fiaunce to the king for to nourishthe child like as the king desired; and there the kinggranted Sir Ector great rewards. Then when the ladywas delivered, the king commanded two knights and twoladies to take the child, bound in a cloth of gold, and thatye deliver him to what poor man ye meet at the posterngate of the castle. So the child was delivered unto Merlin, and so he bare it forth unto Sir Ector, and made an holyman to christen him, and named him Arthur; and so SirEctors wife nourished him with her own breast.. OF THE DEATH OF KING UTHERPENDRAGON, AND HOW ARTHURWAS CHOSEN KING. Then withintwo years King Uther fell sick of agreat malady. And in the meanwhile hisenemies usurped upon him, and did agreat battle upon his men, and slew manyof his people. Sir, said Merlin, ye maynot lie so as ye do, for ye must to the fieldthough ye ride on an horse-litter: for ye